Blog 7

The article "Pictures in Our Heads" by Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson was very interestine, and really made me think about life and how it is portrayed in the media. This article discusses how television and real life reflect each other. The article covers two scientific experiments, the first one which covers how television is accurately depicted in the real world. The experiment found that the hypothesis was false, but it was found out that many people are affected by what they see on tv. The second experiment showed that individual’s opinions were influenced by the programming and felt their focus was really the most important aspect. Both studies really came to a common conclusion that the media has a unpresidented effect on peoples opinions.

Blog 8- 1980 or 2040?

2040- Its Flaturday(a day added to the days of the week, due to the reduced rotation of the Earth) morning and my atomated bed wakes me up like usual, with a quick jolt of Red-Bull. See, here in 2040 EVERYTHING runs on Red-Bull. Cars, Homes, Babysitters, ATM's, traffic lights, and of course humans. Starbucks is now at the top of the Fortune 500 companies, reigning over everything with their javacchinos, and solarboosts.
School is now obselete. Everyone learns by injecting liquid skills into a mandatory information port located in the spinal chord. Teacher are no longer in service, but they have all retured and gone to spend time with their grandchildren. Life is simple now, after World War IX things are finally settling down. Pamela Anderson still has the biggest bust in history, and Dancing with the Stars has taken on a new, literal meaning. College shows to be a quick meaningless experience that will be remembered as just a series of injections. The future shows to be promising. Haha